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Assignment Statistics and Probability H118-HW1

Here are the steps to solve this homework problem: 1. Download the COVID-19 dataset from the links provided 2. Write a program to read the dataset from the file 3. Implement functions to calculate the metrics requested in questions 1-17 4. Output the results of questions 1-17 to a .csv or .txt file with the specified formats 5. Summarize the key results from questions 3-5, 10-13 in a single table 6. Provide comments on any observations or trends seen in the results Let me know if any part of the process needs more clarification. Analyzing real world data to find insights can be very useful for learning statistics and programming.

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Assignment Statistics and Probability H118-HW1

Here are the steps to solve this homework problem: 1. Download the COVID-19 dataset from the links provided 2. Write a program to read the dataset from the file 3. Implement functions to calculate the metrics requested in questions 1-17 4. Output the results of questions 1-17 to a .csv or .txt file with the specified formats 5. Summarize the key results from questions 3-5, 10-13 in a single table 6. Provide comments on any observations or trends seen in the results Let me know if any part of the process needs more clarification. Analyzing real world data to find insights can be very useful for learning statistics and programming.

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MATH 118: Statistics and Probability (Due: 26/04/21)

Homework #1

Instructor: Dr. Zafeirakis Zafeirakopoulos Name: Student Id:


Assistant: Gizem Süngü

Course Policy: Read all the instructions below carefully before you start working on the assignment, and
before you make a submission.
• It is not a group homework. Do not share your answers to anyone in any circumstance. Any cheating
means at least -100 for both sides.
• Do not take any information from the Internet.
• No late homework will be accepted.
• For any questions about the homework, come to my office hour.
• After the office hour, no questions about the homework by email will be responded.
• Submit your homework (both your latex and pdf files in a zip file) into the course page of Moodle.
• Save your latex, pdf and zip files as ”Name Surname StudentId”.{tex, pdf, zip}.
• The deadline of the homework is 22/04/21 23:55.

Problem 1 (100 points)

Homework 1 considers a Covid-19 dataset which is published on Github. Please download any document
type that you prefer of the dataset from the links which are shown in Figure 1. The dataset is updated daily and

Figure 1: The complete dataset links

includes data on confirmed cases, deaths, hospitalizations, testing, and vaccinations as well as other variables
of potential interest. The data set has the following basic columns:
• iso code: Short name of the country
• continent: The continent where the country exists
• location: The country name
• date: The date when the data about various variables are taken.
You are responsible to implement a program which reads the given dataset from the file and computes
the data for the following questions. Any programming language that you prefer will be accepted. Putting
comments on your functions that you implement is must. Each question must be appended to a file which is
called ”output{.csv, .txt}”. The file contains the first 18 questions listed below. The 18th question will be
written in this document.

1. How many countries the dataset has?


2. When is the earliest date data are taken for a country? Which country is it?

1
– Homework #1 2

3. How many cases are confirmed for each country so far? Print pairwise results of country and total cases.
4. How many deaths are confirmed for each country so far? Print pairwise results of country and total deaths.
5. What are the average, minimum, maximum and variation values of the reproduction rates for each country?

Table 1: The format of the output for the questions 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13.

Country minimum maximum average variation


value value value value value

6. What are the average, minimum, maximum and variation values of the icu patients (intensive care unit
patients) for each country?
7. What are the average, minimum, maximum and variation values of the hosp patients (hospital patients)
for each country?
8. What are the average, minimum, maximum and variation values of the weekly icu (intensive care unit)
admissions for each country?
9. What are the average, minimum, maximum and variation values of the weekly hospital admissions for
each country?
10. What are the average, minimum, maximum and variation values of new tests per day for each country?
11. How many tests are conducted in total for each country so far?
12. What are the average, minimum, maximum and variation values of the positive rates of the tests for each
country?
13. What are the average, minimum, maximum and variation values of the tests per case for each country?
14. How many people are vaccinated by at least one dose in each country?
15. How many people are vaccinated fully in each country?
16. How many vaccinations are administered in each country so far?
17. List information about population, median age, # of people aged 65 older, # of people aged 70 older,
economic performance, death rates due to heart disease, diabetes prevalence, # of female smokers, #
of male smokers, handwashing facilities, hospital beds per thousand people, life expectancy and human
development index.

Table 2: The format of the output for the question 17

Country population median age # of people aged 65 older


value value value value

18. Summarize all the results that you obtain by the first 17 questions (except question 2).

Table 3: The format of the output for the question 18

Country q#3 q#4 q#5 min q#5 max q#5 avg q#5 var
value value value value value value value

19. Comment the results based on your observations. Write your opinions about the reasons of increasing
infection rates by giving examples from the results. Feel free to explain any situation that you observe.
More observations more opportunities will bring you for the second homework.
(Solution) (Write your observations here.)

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